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Detective Slain At Houston Restaurant Was Southern University Student

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An off-duty New Orleans Police Department officer was tragically gunned down over the weekend after a robbery gone wrong. The man, identified as 13-year...

HBCUs Celebrate 131 Years Since The Morrill Act of 1890 Passed

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HBCUs around the country are celebrating the 131st anniversary of the Morrill Act of 1890! Learn more Morrill Act and all the HBCUs that...

Livingstone College Inches Closer To University Status By Offering First-Ever Master’s Program

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Livingstone College is yet another HBCU that is seeking to transform from a college to a university through the leverage of offering master's programs!...

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announces Huge Partnership for HBCU Community

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A huge partnership has been announced by a giant in the HBCU community to provide public secondary schools to more effectively prepare blacks for...

VIDEO – Bring Back Our Girls! Morgan State University Rallies For Kidnapped Nigerian Students

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UDC anR Institution in Transition from a Presidential Perspective

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A 160-year-old public land-grant university, UDC the only public university in our nation’s capital

‘Ebony and Ivy,’ about how slavery helped universities grow

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When Craig Steven Wilder first began digging around in university archives in 2002 for material linking universities to slavery, he recalled recently, he was...

Board Approves Fayetteville State University Nursing Program

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During its meeting on May 20, 2011, the North Carolina Board of Nursing granted initial approval for a generic Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Spelman College Leadership Conference Empowers Women to Lead With Purpose

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The Eighth Annual Spelman College Leadership and Women of Color Conference will assemble notable thought leaders to discuss and define what it means for...

FAMU Journalism Student Selected To Participate in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride

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  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Stephanie Burton knew that spending a few weeks out of her summer on the bus with...

How HBCUs Respond to a Call for Inclusion of LGBT Students

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For many who choose to attend an HBCU, the decision is about far more than just academics. Since the first HBCUs opened their doors...

Morgan State Alum David Talbert Talks New Film ‘Almost Christmas’ With Morehouse Community

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Almost Christmas director and Morgan State University alum, David Talbert visited Morehouse College on Thursday to talk to film students. Writer-director DAVID E TALBERT is...

HBCU Fans React On Twitter To Morgan State Alum Mo’Nique’s Plea For Help

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Morgan State University alumna and Oscar winner Mo'Nique definitely has something to say, but her plea for help has not been received with universal...

Former Morgan State University Basketball Star Killed In D.C. Nightclub Shooting

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Former Morgan State University basketball player, Blake Bozeman was fatally shot outside a nightclub in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night, according to police.

Howard U is Tom Joyner’s School of the Month!

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The Tom Joyner Foundation is recognizing Howard University in Washington, DC, as the March 2013 School of the Month. The foundation, formed by the nationally syndicated radio personality, chose Howard...

Boy drowns in pond near University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff campus

A 12-year-old boy has drowned in a pond near the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff campus. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the boy, his brother...

Tuskegee University Alum, Nick Mosby Debuts First Mayoral Campaign Ad

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Tuskegee Alum, Nick Mosby Debuts First Mayoral Campaign Ad

Shaw University Receives “Excellence in Debt Management” Award

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Shaw University, the first HBCU in the South, received the 2012 Excellence in Debt Management Award from USA Funds, the university announced today. Shaw...